Evolution of a Picky Eater

I absolutely love food, but am a relentlessly picky eater. This is where I celebrate food while pushing my own boundaries as I work to overcome my self-limiting food habits. Join me in my food explorations and general food and cooking related musings.

Can a picky eater overcome a lifelong aversion to "branching out"?

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Due to tablet compatibility issues, this blog has moved to wordpress. It can be found over here! I hope to see you there!

Saturday, December 24, 2011

Our Christmas present to ourselves was to buy a tablet! So, now we have a comfortable computer again. So as soon as I get pictures loaded on to this thing I can finally get to writing all those blogs that have been waiting patiently all this time.

Tuesday, November 8, 2011

So like I said, we got a home computer. But it is a big desktop and we weren't able to find a really comfortable place to use it. I have discovered that a key factor involved in my likelihood to use a computer is whether it is a giant desktop with a highly uncomfortable arrangement, or a little laptop that I can sink into the couch on. So despite the fact that I have access to what is needed to write blogs, I sincerely lack the motivation and willingness to spend any amount of time on the computer. I want to write blogs! I have the pictures! I have plans! I have ideas for the future! I just really, really, REALLY don't want to sit at that computer. So....I would like to say there will be a new blog up soon, but if I am honest, I really think it is going to end up waiting until I get a more portable, comfortable computer set up....

Monday, July 18, 2011

So, I am having computer issues at the moment so it may be a bit before I can update. But I have things to tell you all!! Some awesome stuff! Some "if it tweak the recipe here and a little bit here it has the potential for awesomeness" stuff!! And one "I can't believe I spent all these years -not- eating this!!" stuff. So, stay tuned! Once our computer heals, I will be back to the regularly scheduled blogging!

Sunday, June 26, 2011

So guacamole is full of things that I do not enjoy. I don't like the color. I don't like avacados in general. I don't like the texture. And I am not a big fan of dips in general, with salsa being one of the few exceptions. Even then, I am really picky.

Awhile ago, we were at someone's house and they brought out guacamole. They were very proud of this guacamole. They were a tiny bit pushy about the guacamole. And they seemed somewhat offended when I said I didn't like guacamole. It was....uncomfortable. So after staring it down for awhile, I went for it.

Sort of. I took the smallest amount possible that could still make it appear as though I were trying it.

I tasted it. And then realized that I was being a giant sissy and that I couldn't validly consider that tiny amount as "trying it".

So I tried again.

And....other than the avocado, I really liked it. And I liked it enough that the avocado wasn't that big of a deal. It was like a creamy version of salsa.

I put off writing this post for awhile because, while I enjoyed the guacamole, I think I could do better if I made it at home. I was going to wait until I tried it out myself before I wrote about it, but I haven't had the chance to do that yet and I wanted to write something up for the blog. If I made the guacamole, I would definitely want more...stuff in it. I would like it to be spicier. However, not being a gaucamole connoisseur I am not entirely certain that if I did everything I wanted to the guacamole, this it would still be considered guacamole anymore rather than just salsa with some avocado in it.

So I must ask readers, do you have a good guacamole recipe? At what point does guacamole stop being guacamole and instead becomes some other type of chip dip? How many times do I have to type guacamole in this post before I spell it correctly the first time? These are the type of questions that keep me up at night....

Sunday, June 19, 2011

I want to change the name of this blog.I feel like it is too limiting.Yes, moving out from under the shadow of my excessive food standards is a part of it.But there is more than that.It is about expanding all food related boundaries.

Can I make the foods that I usually buy pre-made?

Can I ever manage to get rid of my ice cream machine?

Can I find something new and exciting to do with a food that I use every day?

Can I master a new cooking technique that has always intimidated me?

I want to come up with something that can encompass all of those things.And….you know….that sounds cool.So….suggestions anyone?